Just updated the DreamPlug to Kernel 3.12.1, and found that the Ethernet/network problem from 3.12 is still there… The not-yet-implemented orion_mdio patch is still needed..- see: https://rglinuxtech.com/?p=897 $ uname -a Linux rgdreamplug 3.12.1 #1 PREEMPT Thu Nov 21 14:32:15 GMT 2013 armv5tel armv5tel armv5tel GNU/Linux Robert Gadsdon. November 21, 2013.
Continue reading →Just updated to Kernel 3.12.1, and VMware 10.0.1 and NVIDIA 331.20 (and 319.72) all compile OK (with the kernel.org compiled Kernel) More details here: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.1 FYI.. I have been running compiled kernels – from kernel.org – on all my Linux systems, since around 1998.. Robert Gadsdon. November 21, 2013.
Continue reading →There has been some speculation about the ‘Unified Memory’ module found in the latest drivers, but details are somewhat sparse.. From the product Release Highlights: ……….. ”Added nvidia-uvm.ko, the NVIDIA Unified Memory kernel module, to the NVIDIA Linux driver package. This kernel module provides support for the new Unified Memory feature in an upcoming CUDA release.” More … Continue reading →
I originally wrote an article on cross-compiling for ARM systems, some time ago – before I got my first Raspberry Pi – and this is a more up-to-date version. This is how I cross-compile ARM kernels, on x86_64. There are – of course – other ways of doing this, but this works, for me.. The following info … Continue reading →
Thanks to a comment from Mace Moneta, I learned that there is an ‘alpha release’ of Pidora 19 now available: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/arm/2013-November/007021.html It was a little odd that no mention of this could be found on the Pidora website or Wiki, but hopefully these will be updated in due course.. Pidora release 19 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Kernel … Continue reading →
The Raspberry Pi 3.12 kernel on GitHub has now been updated, and includes a fix for the problem with sdcard (mmc) recognition/mounting.. So.. I now have the Pi running kernel 3.12.0: Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.12.0-pi+ on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) ……………. $ uname -a Linux rgpi 3.12.0-pi+ #1 PREEMPT Sun Nov 10 00:20:34 GMT 2013 … Continue reading →
Just updated the raspberry Pi to kernel 3.11.7.. Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) Kernel 3.11.7-pi+ on an armv6l (ttyAMA0) ……….. # uname -a Linux rgpi 3.11.7-pi+ #1 PREEMPT Fri Nov 8 12:19:17 GMT 2013 armv6l armv6l armv6l GNU/Linux The Pidora project seemed to show promise, now that armV5 updates are no longer provided after Fedora 18, but … Continue reading →
After considerable delays, NVIDIA have finally released up-to-date drivers that support 3.11 and 3.12 kernels, without the need for patches.. I have tested 319.72 and 331.20, and both compile OK, on kernels 3.11 and 3.12.. Hopefully NVIDIA will be able to maintain their Linux driver/kernel compatibility, after this uncharacteristic lapse.. Robert Gadsdon November 6, 2013.
Continue reading →As NVIDIA still seem to be unable to produce an up-to-date driver, there are a bewildering number of ‘patches’ out for various kernel versions and driver combinations.. I have found a good link to a ‘3.11’ patch for NVIDIA driver 331.17 and kernel 3.12 (patching just nv-linux.h) here: http://pastebin.com/gxKDqu9N I would normally credit the author, but it … Continue reading →
The 3.12 kernel for the Raspberry Pi has just been released on GitHub, and I tried to update, but hit a problem with the mmc (SD Card) driver: [ OK ] Reached target Paths. [*** ] A start job is running for dev-mmcblk0p1.device ………………. [ TIME ] Timed out waiting for device dev-mmcblk0p1.device. [DEPEND] Dependency failed for … Continue reading →